Round game



March 27, 1934.

E. DONATI- ROUND GAME Filed April 29, 193s lll/1111111111151 ilw////////////////,z YI

JW# mi Patented Mar. 27, 1934 Uivrrrl)` STATES 1,952,540 Y ROUND GAMEErkaDonath, Meissen, Germany Application April 99, 193s,`seria1 No.668,491 In Germany December 31, 1932 6 Claims.

This invention relates to a new gaine which is entertaining and at thesame time instructive, and'1 intended vchieiy for children. The rulesandf manner of playing the game are exactly simpart ofwhich anintermediate plate is rigidly or exchangeably inserted at a certaindistance from the bottom plate and over this intermediate plate a coverplate bearing the picture is arranged. Series of apertures, registeringwith one another are arranged, i. e. in the bottom small holes, intheintermediate partition and coverl sheet larger holes, the latter being.covered by an accurately fitting cap provided with a handle. The lidhason its short end walls flaps having extensions bent at right angle,which naps engage in slots in the end walls and serve as supports forthe lower part of the box inserted in the lid so that the bottom of thelower box part is situated at a certain distance from the bottom '3.0;of the lid. The flaps are provided with tabs and are constantly pulledagainst the end walls by elastic bands or the like, so that theextensions always project into the interior of the lid.

In this position figures provided with a foot .'pin can be inserted inthe shafts formed by the registering holes so that the pins engagethrough the holes in the bottom of the lower portion and extend into thefree intermediate space, Whereas the heads of the figures are situatedunder the 40." cover plate so that the lid can be placed on the box andhides the figures. By pulling the two iiaps by their tabs, thesupporting extensions are moved outwards, release the bottom part whichdescends by gravity, comes into contact with the x' pins of the figureson the bottom of the lid, thereby causing the figures to lift theirclosing cap and to project a certain distance through the cover plateprovided with the picture.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example in theaccompanying drawing in which:-

Fig. 1 shows the game in top plan View. Fig. 2 is a part longitudinalsection on a larger scale showing the box partly in the lid and sup-65;, ported on the flap extensions.

Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 2 showing the box completely in thelid.

Fig. 4 showsA on a larger scale a small portion: of Fig. 1.

l designates the lower part of the box with W bottom 2, intermediatepartition 3 and cover plate7 4 provided with a picture. Registeringholes. arev provided in the bottom, the intermediate partition and thecover plate. Thek holesin thev cover plate are designated by. 7 and canVbe each closed. 65" bya cap 6 provided with a handle 5, whereas theholes in -the intermediate partition 3- are designatedl by 8 and thosein the bottom by 9.v The holes '7 and 8 are of the same size whereas;the hole 9 is smaller than the holes 7 and 8. 7-0f` The holes '7V in thecover plate 4 are off-set and provided with noses 4a. Thecaps 6 arevcorrespondingly oir-set and provided with recesses: 6aA tting the noses4a. The lid is removed? from the box and placed upside down with its:plate 75. 10 lying flat on` the table top. The part 1 of thevbox is thenplaced in the lidrancll is supportedl therein on bracket-likeextensions- 1.1, which=are1 formed onrflaps 12 hingedly connectedibybands to the end walls of the lid, and extend into the Soi' interior ofthe lid through slots 13. The flaps 12 are drawn continually against theend walls of the lid by elastic bands 14. The extensions l1 can bepulled out of the slots by pulling tabs 15 projecting from the lowerends of the fiaps 12. 852v Fig. 1 shows the game in position for use.The game is played in the following manner: The players each receive adifferently colored figure 17 made of wood, celluloid, composition orthe like and provided with a foot pin 16. Each 901 player also receivesa mark or badge of a color corresponding to that of this figure. As whenplaying hide-and-seek in the open, one of the players turns away fromthe game and counts up to a predetermined number. During this time theother players hide their figures in the shafts formed by the holes andcover the holes with the corresponding caps. The figures now are hiddenin the box. Each figure 17 is supported in one 106 of the holes 8, itsfoot pin 16 extending through the corresponding hole 9 and resting onthe plate 10 of the lid. The seeker then lifts one cap after the otheruntil he finds one of the concealed figures, the number of caps liftedfrom empty shafts being noted as faults and the person to whom the foundfigure belongs then becomes the. y seeker. The game may be madeparticularly interesting by the seeker indicating a few points at whichthe persons whose figures hidden and 1mA found at these points receivehigher" penalty marks.

When a iigure has been found, the game is iinished and it is veryamusing when, as the part 1 descends, all the figures push open theircaps and become visible, this being eiected by pulling the two tabs 15.The figures are removed from the shafts which are then again closed bytheir caps and the part l is raised so that the game can commenceafresh.

I claim:-

1. A round game resembling! the game of hideand-seek played in the open,comprising in combination a box having a bottom with holes distributedover its surface, shafts formed in said box registering with said holesin said bottom, figures adapted to be inserted in any one of saidshafts, pins one projecting from the lower end of each of said figuresand adapted to extend through the hole in said bottom place registeringwith the shaft in which the ligure is inserted. caps each adapted toclose one of said shafts and to conceal the gure inserted therein, a lidadapted in inverted position to accommodate said box, elements in saidlid adapted to support said box at a distance from the bottom of saidinverted lidand means for disengaging said elements to allow said box todescend in said lid by gravity and cause said iigures to push open saidcaps and project from said shafts.

2. A round game as specified in claim 1, comprising in combination withthe box having a bottom with holes and the figures, an intermediatepartition fixed in said box at a distance from said bottom, and a coverplate in said box at a distance from said intermediate wall, saidpartition and said cover plate having holes registering With the holesin said bottom and forming with these holes the shafts for accommodatingsaid figures.

3. A round game as specied in claim 1, comprising in combination withthe box having a perforated bottom, the caps, the figures and the footpins on said figures, an intermediate partition fixed in said box at adistance from said bottom, and a cover plate in said box at a distancefrom said partition, said partition and said cover plate having holesregistering with the holes in said bottom and adapted to guide theinserted figures, the holes in said bottom adapted to guide said footpins, and a handle on each of said caps adapted to facilitate theirinsertion and removal.

4. A round game as specified in claim 1, comprising in combination withthe box and lid, said lid having slots on its end Walls, extensions bentat right angles from said flaps projecting through the slots in said endwalls and adapted to support said box at a distance from the bottom ofsaid inverted lid.

5. A round game as specified in claim 1, comprising in combination withthe box and lid, said lid having slots on its end Walls, extensions bentat right angles from said flaps projecting through the slots in said endwalls and adapted to support said box at a distance from the bottom ofsaid inverted lid, elastic bands connected to saidlid and said flapsadapted to pull said flaps against said end walls, and tabs projectingfrom said aps adapted to allow said flaps to be pulled outwards todisengage said extensions from said box and allow said box to descend insaid lid by gravity.

6. A round game as specified in claim l, comprising in combination withthe box having a bottom with holes, the caps and the figures, anintermediate partition fixed in said box at a distance from said bottom,and a cover plate in said box at a distance from said intermediate wall,said partition and said cover plate having holes registering with theholes in said bottom and forming with these holes the shafts foraccommodating said figures, the holes lin said cover plate being set offand having each a nose, and said caps being off-set corresponding tosaid holes and having each a recess tting the no'se of said holes.

ERIKA DONATH.

